Meaning of traballar para o inglés | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to be taken advantage
   idiomatic
2. to work hard but fruitlessly; to waste one's time
   idiomatic

Examples

“despois de todo ese esforzo durante todo ese tempo, cheguei á conclusión de que estivera a «traballar para o inglés».”

after all that effort during all that time, I came to the conclusion that I had been wasting my time.

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